The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-04-08
gloucester cos New Court House.

Tuesday was gala day at Woodbury.,
the county seat of old Gloucester, the oc-
casion being the opening for BUSINESS, for
the first time of the beautiful and conye-
nient new building for county purposes
Just erected by the Board of Freeholders.
| There was little formality or ostentation
about the ceremonies. Shortly before the
time for opening the County Courts the
Board of Freeholders assembled in the main
court room, occupying the seats set apart
for the Grand Jury, and held a special ses
sion, Judge Parker and Lay Judges STRAIT
ton. Gill and Jones being on the Bench,
and the bar being well filled with lawyers
from Woodbury., Salem and Camden, while
every seat in the spacious auditorium was
occupied by an interested throng. The
court officers We're all in their places, the
genial countenance of Sheriff Packer
placidly beaming over the assembled Glou-
cester countians from beside Surrogate
Livermore who with a flaming red rose as
boutonniere looked thoroughly in keep
ing with the surroundings. Clerk Louden-
Slayer occupied Il scat at the other end of
the Judges bench, thanked by Lawyer .Jes-
sup, Solicitor of the Board of Freeholders.
William Moore, Clerk of the Board, read a
detailed report of the building committee,
showing the steps taken in the work and the
cost thereof, which footed up for building
and furniture complete, 515, 5000. The
| Court room was then formally turned
over to the use of the Courts by Director
Chew, and Judge Parker, in responding,
read an admirably prepared address, re-
viewing the history Of Gloucester county
and her public buildings for long period
back. lie gave in detail the history of the
| first Jail erected in Gloucester county. TWAS
built of logs, by Daniel Redding, in 1859,
and was fifteen feet square. lie also gave
an account Of all public buildings erected
from the time the courts were held in pri-
vate houses and taverns until the present
time. In speaking OF the new building the
Judge said he had been in every court
house in the State, and Ito considered the
Gloucester County Court House the finest
and best appointed of all.
He eomplmented the Building Com
mittec and Board Of Freeholtlers for their
labors in giving TO the county building
that would stand for generations, and
building that was n credit TO the county
and city OF Woodbury.
At the conclusion 0 fthe address n vote
of thanks was made by a gentleman in the
audience to san honest Board of Free
| holders, who had built court house with
out o suspicion OF a job or trick in its con-
struction.' The motion was carried,
amidst applause, without 4 dissenting
| voice.
| The Freeholders then retired after Di-
rector Chew had presented 10 the presiding
Judge with gavel, and Court Crier Pier
/ son then said ooh yes, Oh yes, Oh yes.'
the roll Of eonstables and jurors was call
ed the Grand Jury sworn III and sent out,
and the lawyers were wrangling, the
judges deciding, and the business of liti-
giants progressing as if everybody had been
born and brought up in the new court
room instead OF entering it that day for
the first time
In the evening the entire building was
Illuminated, being supplied throughout
with gas and thrown open for public in
| speetion,